Motherboards that run Linux

Motherboards that run Linux, and are open hardware. Some of these have all the connections you may expect on a PC, while others don't.

Elphel camera

Elphel cameras are free software and open hardware cameras. The cameras run Linux. The cameras have several interfaces -- 10/100 Ethernet, USB, IDE, RS-232, etc. It uses a FPGA for video processing and video compression. More information here at Open Circuits: Elphel camera; and at the Elphel wiki.

ARMUS Embedded Linux Board

An ARM920T board running Linux at 200 Mips with sound, Ethernet, CAN, 48+ bidirectionnal IOs and 4 DSPs for motor control (DC, Servos, etc...). Built as a student proof robotics design platform.

Bifferboard

The Bifferboard has:

1. 150MHz CPU, Intel 486SX instruction set, MMU.
2. 1 watt power consumption (200mA @5v)
3. 68mm x 28mm x 21mm (weight 28g)
4. 32MB SDRAM/8MB Flash
5. OHCI/EHCI USB 2.0
6. 10/100 ethernet
7. Serial console 115200 baud (can be used as 2 GPIO)
8. 4-pin JTAG (can be used as GPIO)
9. 2 permanent GPIO (1 LED, 1 button)

• bifferboard wiki

Balloon Xscale ARM+FPGA dev board

The Balloon project has produced Balloon3, a high-performance ARM board designed for use by OEMs and Higher education. Spec is PXA270 (583Mhz), FPGA or CPLD, 1GB flash, 784MB RAM, USB (master, slave, OTG), CF slot, expansion bus, 16-bit bus, I2C, LCD, serial, audio. Very low power in CPLD confiuguration. Small, light. Various add-on boards: VGA LCD driver, robot motor driver+A/D, digital IO. Released under the Balloon Open Hardware license, which allows anyone to manufacture and for people to make derivatives. The expansion bus allows balloon to be used as the computing component for various special-purpose devices.

• "Aleph One is shipping a one-ounce, one-watt, 206MHz StrongARM-based single-board computer (SBC) that comes pre-installed with embedded Linux and features an "open source" hardware design." 2004.

Linuxstamp

The linuxstamp is an open source processor module. It is designed to be a very simple board capable of running linux. It is based on the Atmel AT91RM9200 processor (An ARM9 processor with a MMU).

Linuxstamp Mboard 1

This is the first mother board for the linuxstamp. It is still in the planning stages (no pcbs).

Linuxstamp II 9260

The Linuxstamp II is an open source processor module. It is designed to be a very simple board capable of running linux. It is based on the Atmel AT91SAM9260 processor (An ARM9 processor with a MMU).

Linuxstamp II 8-channel RC Control board

Motherboard for the Linuxstamp II to interface with RC servos.

LART -- an open license StrongARM based tiny SBC

http://www.linuxdevices.com/links/LK9764937601.html (broken link) LART -- an open license StrongARM based tiny SBC.

"All CAD files required for building LART are available under the closest we could get to an Open/Free Hardware License." The link in the Linux Devices article no longer works; the most recent link is http://www.lartmaker.nl/ . 75 mm x 100 mm.

• "Tiny "open hardware" SBC now available commercially": "Aleph One Ltd and Remote12 ... announce that they are able to supply LART boards, with a User Guide, software and cables." 2001.
• "Open hardware for open software" "Aleph One Ltd of Cambridge, England and Remote 12 Systems Ltd of London, England are now able to supply both LART and KSB boards, plus a User Guide, software, and cables." 2001. "The KSB board plugs onto LART and provides: IDE/ATA interface (44 pins on 2mm centers); stereo 16-bit 44KHz audio output at line and headphone levels; PS/2 connections for mouse and keyboard; mono audio I/O, POTS and ADC fron a UCB 1200chip; connectors for IrDA, USB Client, video, and touchscreen."
• "More LART SBCs?" 2002.

Gumstix

Gumstix - Motherboards the size of a stick of gum

These motherboards are based on a SBC, are inexpensive, and have RAM/Flash on board. The Modules include USB interface (gadget mode and host mode) and have things like GPIO and LCD module interface. They have Marvel PXA270, TI's OMAP3503, etc. Very cool site.

Other Boards that Run Linux

• Is it possible to Linux on a "soft CPU" inside a FPGA?

• Most Open Mobile Gadgets run Linux
• Linux Devices: "Single Board Computer (SBC) Quick Reference Guide" lists a huge number of single-board computers that run Linux, from very tiny, low-power, specialized boards, to standard PC/104 and PC/104-Plus SBCs (96 mm × 90 mm) to Mini-ITX (170 mm × 170 mm) to EBX motherboards (203 mm × 146 mm).
• The ARM9 AT91SAM9261 is capable of running Linux.
• http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8498487406.html (broken link) "teeny weeny Linux single board computers"
• $49 (?) Yoggie Open Firewall runs Linux on an ARM PXA270 @ 520MHz
• Armadeus boards run Linux with a Freescale 400MHz i.MX27 ARM926 processor. There is a Armadeus Project Wiki.
• Beagle Board is an open-hardware board] that runs Linux on a Texas Instruments OMAP3530 system-on-a-chip, which includes an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, a TMS320C64x+ DSP ... supported by the Texas Instruments company.
• the Analog Devices Blackfin was one of the first DSPs to run Linux.
  • the ADI Blackfin STAMP Board has a Analog Devices Blackfin ADSP-BF533 running uClinux.
  • the ADSP-BF537 STAMP has a Analog Devices Blackfin ADSP-BF537 running at 500 MHz ... but does it run Linux?
  • the Blackfin Handy Board has a Analog Devices Blackfin ADSP-BF537 running at 600 MHz plus a Xilinx Spartan 3e FPGA ... but does it run Linux?
  • the uClinux project's "Blackfin" wiki pages has a list of devices that apparently all run uClinux on a Blackfin.
• Dragonix, an 'open hardware' Linux SBC, based on a Motorola Dragonball 68VZ328 processor, running uClinux. 100 x 100 mm. Designed to have a 2.5-inch IDE hard drive mounted to it.

• Are all the motherboards listed at "Seeking very small web server" already listed here?
• Are all the devices listed at "What's the simplest Linux capable board I could make at home?" already listed here?